Bow Collection (page 9)

The Elephants of Pyrrhus, c1900. Scene from a battle between Pyrrhus (318-272 BC) and the Romans. The term Pyrrhic victory originates from one of his battles

Two Saxon Archers, 8th century, (1833)
Two Saxon Archers in search of wild deer, 8th century, (1833). Illustration after a manuscript in the British Library. An engraving from The Sports and Pastimes of the people of England

Hunting Dresses, 15th century, (1833). Illustration after a manuscript in the Harleian Collection of the British Library. An engraving from The Sports and Pastimes of the people of England

Lady hunting with a hound, 14th centuy, (1833). Illustration after a manuscript in the British Library. An engraving from The Sports and Pastimes of the people of England, by Joseph Strutt, (London)

Madame de Pompadour as the beautiful gardener. Born Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764) was the mistress of Louis XV of France

Norman archer, Bayeux Tapestry, c1070s, (1870). A wood engraving from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, (London, 1870)

German musicians, 16th century, (1870). Artist: Jost Amman
German musicians, 16th century, (1870). A wood engraving of musicians playing on the violin and bass viol. A wood engraving from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance

King David playing on a rote, 13th century, (1870). A wood engraving of a painted window in the Chapel of the Virgin, Cathedral of Troyes

Henry VIII in the Field of the Cloth of Gold, 1520, (1870). A wood engraving after bas-reliefs in the Hotel of the Bourg Herold, Rouen

Frankish archers, 15th century, (1870). A wood engraving of the painted hangings in the town of Rheims. Illustration from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance

The Four Ages of Man: Maturity, ca 1735. Artist: Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743)
The Four Ages of Man: Maturity, ca 1735. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Arcas Hunting, c. 1550. Artist: Schiavone, Andrea (ca. 1520-1582)
Arcas Hunting, c. 1550. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Cupid with a bow, before 1593. Artist: Luini, Aurelio (1530-1593)
Cupid with a bow, before 1593. Found in the collection of the Wilanow Palace Museum

The Triumph of Chastity: Love Disarmed and Bound (Frescoes from Palazzo del Magnifico, Siena), 1509. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Robert Ferguson of Raith and Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald Ferguson (The Archers), c. 1789. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Arrow Maker. Artist: Brueghel, Pieter, the Younger (1564-1638)
Arrow Maker. From a private collection

Niccolo Paganini, Italian violinist, violist and composer, 1830s. Paganini (1782-1840) is one of the most famous violin virtuosi, and is considered the greatest violinist who ever lived

Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, (1846-1927), 1855. Artist: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1855. Clothilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1846-1927) was the third child and eldest daughter of Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Portrait of children, Baku, Azerbaijan, 1909. Artist: Julian Stanislavovich Zelinsky
Portrait of children, Baku, Azerbaijan, 1909. From a private collection

Medieval man with a bow

Alfred the Great in the Neatherds Cottage, 9th century AD, (1880). Artist: J Rogers
Alfred the Great in the Neatherds Cottage, 9th century AD, (1880). Youngest son of King AEthelwulf, Alfred became King of Wessex during a time of constant Viking attack

Marie-Louise, princesse de Lamballe, 1892. Artist: Louis Edouard Rioult
Marie-Louise, princesse de Lamballe, 1892. Italian-French courtier, aristocrat of the House of Savoy, and royal confidante to French queen Marie Antoinette

Queen Elizabeth I as Diana, 16th century, (1896). Artist: Cornelius Vroom
Queen Elizabeth I as Diana, 16th century, (1896). Elizabeth (1533-1603) as Diana the Huntress. Illustration after a picture in the collection of the Marquess of Salisbury, Hatfield House

Princess Mary, c1785. Artist: Pietro Bonato
Princess Mary, c1785. Portrait of Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester (1776-1857), 4th daughter of George III, and later wife of William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester

Meleager presents to Atalanta the head of the Callydonian Boar, 1774. Artist: W Walker
Meleager presents to Atalanta the head of the Callydonian Boar, 1774. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1774

On the Open Sea, 1901. A balloon on the bow of a ship. Illustration in Le Petit Journal, 1901

Viking ship, Norway, 9th Century
The Gokstad Ship, Viking, Norway, 9th Century. Front view. Used for a Viking ship burial, the Gokstad Ship was excavated in 1880. From the Viking Ship Museum, Bygdoy

Woman Having her Hair Dressed by a Maid-Servant, 1st Century BC. Fresco Detail, Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii, 60-50 BC

Standing Beauty Arranging Her Hair, c1714. Artist: Ando Kaigetsudo
Standing Beauty Arranging Her Hair, c1714

Ancient Egyptain fresco, 19th century. Artist: Ippolito Rosellini
Ancient Egyptain fresco, 19th century. Depiction of an Ancient Egyptian hunting party. From the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Russian army nurse playing a violin, Eastern Front, 1944. Tonia Magdanskaya entertaining the troops during a pause in the fighting

Samoyeds, Russia, 19th century. Artist: Coqueret
Samoyeds, Russia, 19th century. Samoyed is the general term for the group of Siberian peoples which includes the Nenets, Enets, Selkups and Nganasans

Carry Happiness, French Postcard, c1900. Private collection

A Nymph Playing with Cupid, 1857. Artist: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
A Nymph Playing with Cupid, 1857. From the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris, France

Head of a Child, 1892. Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Head of a Child, 1892

Gilles - Pierrot, 1718-1719. Artist: Jean-Antoine Watteau
Gilles - Pierrot, 1718-1719. Pierrot (Pedrolino in the original Italian Commedia dell Arte), the naive, unsuccessful lover, played in a baggy white satin suit and whitened, unmasked face

Mars and Venus, late 16th-early 17th century. Artist: Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael
Mars and Venus, late 16th-early 17th century. In the Roman pantheon Mars was the god of War, and Venus the goddess of beauty and love. Her husband, Vulcan, was god of fire and metal working

Siege of a town led by Godefroy de Bouillon, c1099, (14th century). Siege during the 1st Crusade (1095-099), showing Saracens firing arrows at Crusaders as they attempt to scale the walls with

Lady in a Hat, 1908. Artist: Felix Vallotton
Lady in a Hat, 1908

The Love which is Avenged, 17th century. Artist: Simon Vouet
The Love which is Avenged, 17th century

Studies of a flute-player and two women, 1717. Artist: Jean-Antoine Watteau
Studies of a flute-player and two women, 1717. From the collection of the British Museum, London, United Kingdom

The Combat of Love and Chastity, Between 1475 and 1500. Artist: Gherardo di Giovanni del Fora (1444-1497)
The Combat of Love and Chastity, Between 1475 and 1500. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Philoctetes aiming the bow of Hercules at Odysseus, 1790. Artist: Carstens, Asmus Jacob (1754-1798)
Philoctetes aiming the bow of Hercules at Odysseus, 1790. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Young Lady at a Cage, 1784. Artist: Jean-Baptiste Charpentier the elder
Young Lady at a Cage, 1784. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

King David playing a lyre, 10th-11th century. The instrument is probably a Rebec (Rebeck), a 3-stringed instrument developed from the Arab Rabab. From a manuscript of St Martial de Limoges

Statue of Artemis, Greek goddess of hunting. Artemis was known as Diana in the Roman pantheon

Bronze head of the Egyptian god Ra, probably from the bow of a sacred boat. The solar disc has been broken off. From the British Museums collection

Wooden Figure from Bow of War Canoe to ward of evil spirits (Solomon Islands). Horniman Museum - New
Wooden Figure from Bow of War Canoe to ward of evil spirits, Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands is a sovereign country consisting of six major islands

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